galdegaia

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noun

the focused element of a clause, immediately before the verb complex or inflected auxiliary

OriginBasque galdegaia →
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Meanings

noungaldegaia (uncountable)
  1. Basqueuncountablegrammarthe focused element of a clause, immediately before the verb complex or inflected auxiliary

Origin

  1. Basquegaldegaia
  2. Englishgaldegaia

Learned borrowing from Basque galdegaia, the absolutive singular form of galdegai (literally “question topic”).

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APA

galdegaia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galdegaia

MLA

“galdegaia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galdegaia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galdegaia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galdegaia.

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